WORD ON THE STREET, September 25--Mary Razzell, author of Runaway at Sea, signs books at Word on the Street at the CWILL (Children's Writers and Illustrators)of BC booth in Vancouver, BC, from 12 pm - 1 pm. --Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast and editor of the Raincoast Chronicles series, reads at the Word on the Street Festival in Vancouver, BC at 2 pm. --Amanda Lamarche, author of The Clichest, reads as part of Geist Magazine's "Haiku Night in Canada" at the Word on the Street Festival in Vancouver, BC at 2 pm. --Matt Rader, author of Miraculous Hours, reads as part of the Poetry in Transit launch at the Word on the Street Festival in Vancouver, BC at 3:30 pm.

September 26--David Zieroth, author of Crows Do Not Have Retirement, gives a reading as part of Poetry at the Act Reading Series at the Maple Ridge Arts Centre in Maple Ridge, BC.

September 29

--Jim Taylor, editor of The Best of Jim Coleman: Fifty Years of Canadian Sport from The Man Who Saw It All, launches the book at The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (Gate "A" at BC Place Stadium, 777 Pacific Boulevard South) in Vancouver, BC at 11 am. Free admission.--Greg Potter and Red Robinson, co-authors of Backstage Vancouver, give a talk and signing as part of "Books and Beer," a Squamish Public Library Fundraiser at the Howe Sound Secondary School's Eagle Eye Theatre in Squamish, BC at 7 pm.

October 3–-Rafe Mair, author of Rafe: A Memoir and Hard Talk, reads at the Clearbrook Library in Abbotsford, BC from 2 pm to 3 pm.

October 4–-Rafe Mair, author of Rafe: A Memoir and Hard Talk, reads at the Maple Ridge Library in Maple Ridge, BC from 2 pm to 3 pm.

October 5--Doreen Armitage, author of From the Wheelhouse, gives a slide show and book signing at the Port Moody Public Library in Port Moody, BC at 7 pm.

October 6–-Rafe Mair, author of Rafe: A Memoir and Hard Talk, reads at the Ladner Pioneer Library in Ladner, BC from 2 pm to 3 pm. --Jean Barman, author of Stanley Park's Secret, launches her book at the Vancouver Museum in Vancouver, BC at 7 pm. The Vancouver Museum also launches a small display about the history of Stanley Park on the same day.

October 13--Amanda Lamarche launches her debut book of poetry, The Clichest, at Crush Champagne Lounge (1180 Granville Street) in Vancouver, BC. Amanda will be reading with Elizabeth Bachinsky and the event is hosted by Billeh Nickerson. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the reading starts at 8 pm. Admission is free.

October 20--Matt Rader, author of Miraculous Hours reads as part of the Vancouver International Writers and Readers Festival in Vancouver, BC. --Donna Wuest, author of Coldstream: The Ranch Where it All Began reads at the Japanese Canadian National Museum in Burnaby, BC at 7 pm.

November 2--Mary Razzell, author of Runaway at Sea, gives a reading at the CWILL (Children's Writers and Illustrators)of BC annual book launch at Hycroft Manor in Vancouver, BC at 6 pm. –-Mike McCardell, author of Back Alley Reporter, reads at the Terry Fox Library in Port Coquitlam, BC from 7 pm to 8 pm.

November 3–-Mike McCardell, author of Back Alley Reporter, reads at the Clearbrook Library in Abbotsford, BC from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

November 5–-Mike McCardell, author of Back Alley Reporter, reads at the Mission Library in Mission, BC from 2 pm to 3 pm.

November 15--Arthur Black, author of Black and White and Read All Over and Pitch Black, reads at the City of Langley Library in Langley, BC from 2 pm to 3 pm. --Arthur Black, author of Black and White and Read All Over and Pitch Black, reads at the Chilliwack Library in Chilliwack, BC from 7 pm to 8 pm.

November 16--Arthur Black, author of Black and White and Read All Over and Pitch Black, reads at the Agassiz Library in Agassiz, BC from 7 pm to 8 pm.

November 28--Russell Thornton, author of the House Built of Rain, and Patrick Friesen, author of The Breath You Take From the Lord, read as part Poetry at the Act Reading Series at the Maple Ridge Arts Centre in Maple Ridge, BC.

December 6--Anne and Laurence Yeadon-Jones read from Voyage of the Dreamspeaker at the Vancouver Public Library, Alma VanDusen and Peter Kaye rooms, 350 W. Georgia Street in Vancouver, BC at 7:30 pm.

October 3--Arthur Black, author of Pitch Black, reads from his new book at Volume One Books in Duncan, BC at 7 pm.

October 4--A dinner and reading with Arthur Black, author of Pitch Black, at Lefty's Fresh Food Restaurant in Parksville, BC at 6:30 pm

October 5--Arthur Black, author of Pitch Black, reads from his new book at the Comox Art Gallery in Comox, BC at 7:30 pm. The event is hosted by Blue Heron Books.

October 22--Rafe Mair, author of Hard Talk, reads from his new book at Life Times Books in Sidney, BC at 1 pm.

November 1--Arthur Black, author of Pitch Black, reads from his new book at Bolen Books in Victoria, BC.

November 28--Andy Lamb and Bernard P. Hanby give a talk about Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertabrates, Seaweeds and Selected Fishes as part of the Victoria Natural History Society's "Marine Night Series" at the University of Victoria, Fraser Building, Room 157 in Victoria, BC at 7:30 pm.

October 15--Howard White, author of The Sunshine Coast and editor of the Raincoast Chronicles series, gives a talk and reading at the Powell River Festival of Writers in Powell River, BC from 9:30-10:30 am and from 11:15-12:15 pm. --Carole Rubin, author of How to Get Your Lawn Off Grass and How to Get Your Lawn and Garden Off Drugs, gives a water-wise gardening presentation for the Sunshine Coast Regional District at the Town of Gibsons Hall in Gibsons, BC from 10am to 12 pm.

October 11--Jim Taylor, editor of The Best of Jim Coleman: Fifty Years of Canadian Sport from The Man Who Saw it All, gives a talk and signing at McNally Robinson Bookstore, Portage Place in Winnipeg, MB at 4 pm.

October 21--Elsie Hulsizer, author of Voyages to Windward, reads at the Puget Sound Cruising Club in Seattle WA at 7:30 pm.

November 12--Elsie Hulsizer, author of Voyages to Windward, has an photography art show as part of the Ballard Art Walk at Epilogue Books in Seattle WA. The show starts November 12 and runs every second Saturday until mid-December.